English

Suffix

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin oleum ‎(“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον ‎(élaion, “olive oil”).

Suffix

-ol

1. Indicating an oily substance

Derived terms

• benzol
• eugenol
• urushiol
• xylol
• menthol

Danish

Suffix

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) -ol

Derived terms

See also

• hydroxy-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔl/

Etymology

From alcohol.

Suffix

-ol

1. (organic chemistry) -ol

Synonyms

• hydroxy-

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

-o- +‎ -l

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ol]

Suffix

-ol

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the second-person singular present tense of verbs (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   olvas ‎(“to read”) → olvasol ‎(“you read, you are reading”)

2. (verb suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb.

   titok ‎(“secret”) → titkol ‎(“to hide, conceal”)

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below

  vár ‎(“to wait”) → vársz ‎(“you wait, you are waiting”)

  -asz added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  hall ‎(“to hear”) → hallasz ‎(“you hear, you are hearing”)

  tanít ‎(“to teach”) → tanítasz ‎(“you teach, you are teaching”)

  -esz added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  dönt ‎(“to decide”) → döntesz ‎(“you decide, you are deciding”)

  segít ‎(“to help”) → segítesz ‎(“you help, you are helping”)

  -ol added to back vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  olvas ‎(“to read”) → olvasol ‎(“you read, you are reading”)

  -el added to unrounded front vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  vesz ‎(“to buy”) → veszel ‎(“you buy, you are buying”)

  -öl added to rounded front vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  főz ‎(“to cook”) → főzöl ‎(“you cook, you are cooking”)

• (verb suffix) Variants:

  -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.

  -ol is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -al is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -el is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öl is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ál is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Old English

Alternative forms

• -ul
• -el

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-a-l-.

Suffix

-ol

1. Used to form suffixes (usually from verbs) denoting inclination or tendency toward (compare Modern English -ative)

   sprecol ‎(“talkative”)

   nǣmel ‎(“receptive”)

   hetol ‎(“hostile”)

2. apt to, able to

   meagol ‎(“mighty, impressive; earnest; capable, possible”)

Polish

Suffix

-ol m pers

1. (organic chemistry) forms names of alcohols
2. forms derogatory masculine nouns referring to people

Declension

Derived terms

Welsh

Alternative forms

• -iol

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Brythonic *-ǫl, from Proto-Celtic *-ālos, reinforced by Latin -ālis.

Suffix

-ol

1. added to nouns to form adjectives

Derived terms